USER INTERFACES
THEORY
7. WIMP or GUI Interface
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| This type of user interface is easy to use, especially for a beginner | GUIs take up a much larger amount of hard disk space than other interfaces |
| It is easy to explore and find your way around the system using a WIMP/ GUI interface | They need significantly more memory (RAM) to run than other interface types |
| You do not have to learn complicated commands | They use more processing power than other types of interface |
| There are usually a reasonable 'help' system included with WIMP interfaces | They can be slow for experienced programmers to use. These people often find CLI interfaces much faster to use |
| You get the benefits of WYSIWYG | |
| They let you exchange data between different software applications |
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